Fish-hook.



O. E. CRIPE.

FISH HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED mum, 1914.

1,1 1 6,025. Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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CHARLES E.. CR'IIE, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

FISH-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

Application filed llarchla, 1914. Serial No. 825,734.

To all whom it may concern: 4 Be it known that I, CHARLES E. Cannacitizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the-countyof-St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in F ish- Hooks, of which the following is a specification. i

The invention relates to an improvement in artificial bait and particularly to a spin-' ner constructed primarily with a view to providing a novel and effective form of spinner proper, and the utilization of such spinner'as a weed guard.

The improvement essentially contemplates a spinner element arranged for cooperation with the shank of the hook and constructed of" a single sheet of material formed to provide a cone-like body, and blades projecting from the rear marginal edge thereof, the cone-shaped body being utilized in part to housethe weight and thereby act as a weed guard.

The invention in the preferred form of details will be described in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which .Figure 1 is a View in elevation of the improved spinner. Fig 2 is a plan of the spinning element proper.

In constructing the improved lure, I

' utilize a hook l of ordinarv type, having a shank 2 of appropriate length and terminating in an eye 3. Secured upon the shank 2, at an appropriate distance from the eye 3, is a weight 4, the weight being utilized for the well-understood purpose of maintaining the hook submerged in operatiomand aside from this function, I contemplate the use of a weight of any desired outline. I The spinning element proper is constructapproximately of rectangular outline, and

the diagonally opposed points thereof are extended rearwardly in the form of blades 7 which are ofthe usual compound curva- 5 ture to impart a rotative action to the spinning element in the forward movement of the hook through the Water.

Anti-friction rotative elements 8, in the form of disks of appropriate material, loosely encircle the shank 2 intermediate the weight and the [Spinning element, so that the latter is free to rotate under a comparatively slight forward movement of the hook.

A guard 9 is securedv to the shank immediately adjacent the eye 3, the guard extending rearwardly to-a point slightly forward of the hook terminal proper.

A particularly important feature of the present invention is the utilization of the spinning element as a weed guard forthe weight, it being noted that the cone-shaped body overlies and forms an effective protector for the forward end of the weight. By this means, the spinner proper is maintained effective under all ordinary conditions', as the accumulation of weeds and refuse about the weight would choke or retard the action of the spinning element, and hence defeat the purpose of the lure. Furthermore, the spinning element proper is 013130 novel form, as by the edge outline of the base I am enabled to avoid retarding the movement of the spinner in those edges intermediate the blades, as will be apparent from, Fig. 2 of the drawings. Also the taper of the. spinner in a direct line to a point in close contact with the hook-shank eliminates all angular and blunt weed catching formations. I thus not only provide a Weedless spinner, but the same also serves as a weed guard for the weight and the anti-friction elements by forming a housing for the same.

What is claimed is 1. An artificial lure including a hook having a shank, a weight secured to the shank, and a spinning element mounted on the shank including a cone shaped body tapering forwardly to a point in immediate contact withthe shank and propeller shaped blades extending rearwardly from the cone over the. weight, whereby the spinning element'presents a continuous tapering, surface obviating weed catching formations in the forward movement of the lure and to serve ,as a weed guard for the weight. v 2. An artificial lure including a hook having a shank, a weight secured to the with the hook-shank, and propeller shaped blades pro1ecting rearwardly from the cone in presence of tWo Witnesses.

,shank, a spinning element mounted on the and the Weight and by its unbroken tapering 10 shank including a cone shapedbody tapersurface obviating all Weed catching f0rmaing forwardly to a point in close contact tions to provide a Weedless spinner.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature CHARLES E. CRIPE. Witnesses L. W. Coon, Grown J. OLTSCH.

over the Weight and anti-friction means in terposed between the spinning element and the weight, said spinning element forming a Weed guard for the anti-friction means 

